A great brand is a thousand little things, all done just right.

Kathmandu

The Challenge:

Kathmandu are an outdoor and adventure apparel and equipment store with locations in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. With a strong link between their brand and the environment, Kathmandu take proactive action in areas of sustainability and needed a packaging solution that reflected their ethics and efforts in this area.

The Process:

At PaperPak, we value sustainability and pride ourselves on providing bags that are biodegradable, reusable, compostable and recyclable. Made from paper, the material that goes into our bags comes from sustainably managed forests. Kathmandu are positively impacting the environment in a variety of ways, from carbon offsetting at the Hinewai Reserve, to partnering with environmental organisations, to launching clothing lines to recycle materials that would otherwise have ended up in landfill. Our PaperPak team worked to create a bag to reflect the Kathmandu style and brand.

The Impact:

Designing a bag that reflected the Kathmandu brand and ethos, our team were able to provide a bag that fitted with Kathmandu customer expectations in sustainability and promoting the environment.

PaperPak’s supply chain sourced sustainable paper which includes recycled paper into the stock that goes to make the Kathmandu bags. In addition, using water soluble glues and water based inks gives us at Kathmandu the confidence to tell our customers that our carry bags are sustainable, recyclable, and compostable.Kathmandu

Harper Inc. go for boutique bags to suit their boutique store

Harper Inc.

The Challenge:

Harper Inc. are a family-owned fashion boutique located in Hamilton in New Zealand. With a wide range of products, they needed an array of bag sizes to suit a variety of needs, as well as the flexibility to custom print in order to feature their branding and look and feel on their bag design.

The Process:

At PaperPak, we know how important getting the little things right is to carrying your brand further. For Harper Inc., our New Zealand team worked to understand the Harper Inc brand, look and feel to create a bag that was elegant and refined to match their store, while still having the flexibility of three different sizes to suit their wide range of products and items for sale. Now also providing matte black bubble mailers for Harper Inc.’s mail orders, our extended range of packaging solutions provided choice and flexibility for Harper Inc.

The Impact:

Harper Inc. have been able to make use of our short run service for their custom print bags, giving them flexibility in ordering our products as they need them. With a sophisticated style, their bags now act as walking billboards for their brands, working to carry their brand further.

PaperPak have been absolutely awesome to deal with from start to finish. They provided us with competitive quotes, and went the extra mile to ensure we ended up with a product that surpassed all our expectations. The addition of the gold foil had us absolutely over the moon, too! Our customers love them - it’s always a buzz seeing our bags around town swinging off somebody's arm!Harper Inc.

How dusk leveraged PaperPak’s capability for efficiency in their packaging supply

dusk

dusk is a brand constantly evolving to stay at the forefront of their industry, and wanted to consolidate their range of gift bags and gift boxes. dusk challenged PaperPak to find a way to efficiently manufacture the bags and boxes to exacting standards around product look and feel, while guaranteeing product consistency and quality. dusk had a tight timeframe to get the new boxes and bags to ensure continuity for all the stores.

The Process:

As a family owned company, we pride themselves on developing relationships with customers. Having worked with dusk for 17 years, our packaging experts understood the dusk brand, what it stands for, and their quality expectations. This existing relationship meant we could rapidly respond to the request, and collaborated with dusk staff every step, from discussing concepts, to producing samples, to manufacture and distribution of the final packaging products in a seamless process.

The Impact:

We created a bespoke packaging solution for dusk that streamlined the ordering and forecasting system. Now, not only do we manufacture dusk’s bags and boxes to exacting standards, but we also warehouses the products, forecasts future product needs, distributes to stores, and the team are always available to address any concerns.

The team at PaperPak are very professional, and always go over and beyond to assist whenever needed. National Accounts Manager Paul Platt is great to deal with, and works with dusk as an integral part of his business.dusk